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June 18th 2009

Published: November 4th 2009

Japans efficiency was impressed upon me even before our MD-11 had touched down in the country. Flying into Kansai airport you can easily see its perfect rectangle shape of reclaimed land sitting as an island just off Osaka, but it can be slightly unnerving for some as the plane drops lower and lower while viewing from your window seat nothing but the blue sea, which gives for the briefest moment ... Read Full Entry

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Osaka Castle

1997: Restoration was completed. The castle is a concrete reproduction (including elevators) of the original, although the interior does not resemble a Japanese castle at all.

Mini Plastic Samurai

Donated from a kid who upgraded to the Star Wars collection.

Mini Plastic Samurai

Witness the carnage of war.

Osaka Castle Park

It was opened to the public, but most of the area was used by the Imperial Japanese Army. After World War II, most of the military complex was removed and replaced by the public urban park.

Osaka City

Kansai, the name being used for Osaka is transforming itself with high rise sky skrapers that define the 21st century Japan in social and economic standards.

Osaka City

The commonly spoken dialect of this area is Osaka-ben.

Former Headquarters of....

4th Division of Imperial Japanese Army

Osaka Castle Park

In spring, cherry blossom and plum blossom viewing is popular at this park.

Osaka-jō Hall

Is a large, multipurpose indoor arena in the Kyōbashi area. It is used for sports, such as judo championships, and is popular for concerts with many international pop and rock music acts.

Osaka Castle Park

Japanese Garden

In Japanese culture, garden-making is a high art, intimately related to the linked arts of calligraphy and ink painting.

Monk

Gave him some cash, took a photo. Good day for both of us.

Corner Shop

Opposite our hotel................fascinating no?

Osakan Store

Confronted by so much colour and Kanji its difficult to know where to start in a store like this.

Okonomiyaki Restaurant

Set up as grill-it-yourself establishments, where the server produces a bowl of raw ingredients that the customer mixes and grills at tables fitted with teppan.

Statue

Found this at a shrine and thought might as well take a shot.

Subway

Always many, many people.

Osaka City

Bright Lights of Osaka

The ratio between daytime and night time population is 141%, the highest in Japan, highlighting its status as an economic center.

Bright lights of Osaka

Bright Lights of Osaka

Its nighttime population is 2.6 million, the third in the country, but in daytime the population surges to 3.7 million, second only after Tokyo.[

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